Ohio judge brutally beats wife; police find 2,300 rounds, semi-auto rifles, sword, smoke grenades

[doxydad]

Police confiscated an arsenal of weapons over the weekend from a judge in Ohio who had been accused of brutally beating his wife.

Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Lance Mason was arrested on Saturday after police received a 911 call from a woman who said that she saw two people fighting inside a vehicle in Shaker Heights, according to The Plain Dealer.

An arrest report accused Mason of punching, biting, and choking his wife. The wife, who is reportedly separated from Mason, was said to have “serious facial injuries.” Mason’s children, ages 4 and 6, were also in the vehicle at the time.

About 20 minutes later, Mason was arrested at his home in Cleveland after his sister called police and said that he was threatening to kill himself with a gun, WKYC reported.

Cleveland.com reported that authorities confiscated a cache of weapons from inside the judge’s home for “safe keeping”:

- About 2,300 live rounds of various calibers
- Nearly 500 shotgun slugs
- A Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun
- A Winchester shotgun
- A 50-shell shotgun belt
- A FNH P90 semi-automatic rifle still in the box
- A JLD Enterprises Inc. PTR-91 semi-automatic rifle with a scope
- A Smith & Wesson handgun
- A Springfield Armory .40 caliber-handgun
- A sword
- Four canisters of smoke grenades
- A KDH bulletproof vest
- A Jaguar knife

A hearing on Monday, Mason entered no plea to felonious assault charges. Judge K.J. Montgomery granted a protection order to prevent Mason from having any contact with his wife and children. She also set bond at $65,000.

Mason, a former state senator, will undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine if he is a danger to himself.

Watch the video below from WJW, broadcast Aug. 4, 2014 HERE:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/05/ohio-judge-brutally-beats-wife-police-find-2300-rounds-semi-auto-rifles-sword-smoke-grenades/

[mikeysnot]

1. Violence and gun ownership

who would have thought?

[riqster]

2. He's a Dem.

[aikoaiko]

3. They are are prudent to collect his small collection of ammo and arms.

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2 shotguns, 2 rifles, 2 handguns, a little bit of ammo, and gear, oh my.

[stranger81]

7. And smoke grenades!

WTF does a civilian need those for? Hunting wabbits?

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. That restraining order is useless.

This guy's profile is pretty scary.

[otohara]

5. Wife Should Have Left Long Ago

When will women learn something is deeply wrong with men who are hoarders of killing devices?

[mythology]

6. It's not easy for someone to leave an abusive relationship

Man, woman or child. But especially in the case where he was willing to assault her in front of their children and knowing he had that many guns.

Hopefully this will give her the opportunity to get a new start and to get help for her and her children.

[NightWatcher]

8. lost me at the sword

Is that in case ninjas attack and you are all out of ammo?

[noamnety]

9. agreed.

That part was hard to swallow.